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I am a pure atheist God could suck my DICK!!!

Looks like they are setting up for a massive sell-the-news trade Serious resiz at this point

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Is it conventional wisdom that a currency pair with a larger *normal* spread (for example, AUDJPY 4 pips) less volatile than a smaller spread pair (for example GBP 1.5 pips). I feel that there is less volatility but wanted to get some thoughts from some of the more seasoned fx traders. Thx...

I think that hands-down, Sun Tzu would have been the greatest trader to ever have lived -- for obvious reasons......

I was surprised that I was able to trade on Thanksgiving and was wondering if someone could tell me what days the fx market is closed? Thanks

Interesting..did not know that about how they hedge But what happens when a trader keeps making money? Does the bucketshop still lose money??? or do they switch them over to inter-bank trade executions?? Thanks

after these kind of crazy forex movements? Just curious I'm guessing not the likes of fxcm, gft and gain but what about others?

I think that the best / safest broker is Deutsche Bank -- they have a guarantee on funds up to 1 Billion Euro -- now whether you are good enough a trader is something else At least you don't have to worry about your broker going broke!

Still think that passage will be bad for the market? The dollar lost some quick steam at the end along with the markets gaining some short-lived strength....... Should be an interesting week ahead

I got an email from FXCM stating the new margin rules for traders... Does this affect US traders only or do traders with the UK subsidiary also get affected by the new margin rules? Thx

I posted in the wrong forum: Where is the best place to get a nice summary of the developments in the health insurance debate? Also, some non-partisan analysis? Thanks!!

Where is the best place to get a nice summary of the developments in the health insurance debate? Also, some non-partisan analysis? Thanks!!

I think the spirit of my original question was misguided. I'm currently at FXCM with a mini-account so all my trades are against the broker - so how do I know when my account is switched over to regular status (aka commission)? Of course this is based on the premise that my trading skills...

Nov 10, 2009

The upward thrust was incredibly strong! Let's see if there is any follow thru

Anybody have any thoughts or feedback? They claim to have an ECN model for transactions - in other words, no dealing desk??? Is this for real or just clever marketing? How safe (financially stable) is this company?

How do I figure out if my trades are being routed to a liquidity provider versus the broker's dealing desk? In other words, how do I know when my fx trading account is just like any other normal trading account? THX

Can you clarify what you mean by money not being returned? Do you mean that brokers never honored a wire request? And if so, which brokers? I can't imagine this happening at the big firms such as Gain, GFT, FXCM, etc

Looks like you are correct. The EUR is going thru the roof right now in pre-market Sunday trading!!!